Land for Sale in Jefferson County, Florida

Extending from the Florida-Georgia line to the Gulf Coast, Jefferson County bills itself as "Florida's Keystone County." Located to the east of Tallahassee, it's an area of rolling countryside dotted with oaks draped in Spanish moss. With a more temperate climate compared to other parts of Florida, the county lends itself to sports and outdoor recreation including fishing and hunting. Historic plantations and estates like Ted Turner's Avalon Plantation rub shoulders with productive beef and dairy farms, as well as a number of private hunting preserves. Three major rivers, the Wacissa, Aucilla and St. Marks, run through the county, framed by miles of quiet forest and marshlands. The Wacissa River has been designated as a state canoe trail by the Florida Department of Natural Resources. A combined nearly 8,000 acres were listed for sale in Jefferson County, Florida, recently; the overall value of all Jefferson County farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was around $51 million. Jefferson County ranks 58th in Florida for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Monticello featured the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Jefferson County. Jefferson County is the 51st biggest county (636 square miles) in Florida. It's located in the North Central Florida region of the state.